Eze 23:40 | JFB | STEP | 40. messenger was sent —namely, by Judah ( ). paintedst . . . eyes — ( , Margin; ). Black paint was spread on the eyelids of beauties to make the white of the eye more attractive by the contrast, so Judah left no seductive art untried.

Ezekiel 23:40

40. messenger was sent—namely, by Judah (Eze 23:16; Isa 57:9).

paintedst . . . eyes— (2Ki 9:30, Margin; Jer 4:30). Black paint was spread on the eyelids of beauties to make the white of the eye more attractive by the contrast, so Judah left no seductive art untried.